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Man dies in farming accident in southwestern Manitoba, RCMP say

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 18). Man dies in farming accident in southwestern Manitoba, RCMP say. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/manitoba/man-dies-in-farming-accident-in-southwestern-manitoba-rcmp-say/article_ce2154eb-66e2-52c8-a4d7-99a0af11ec43.html

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A 66-year-old farmer from Ninette, Manitoba died in a farming accident when he was struck by equipment near Glenboro South Cypress, about 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg. Blue Hills RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating the incident. This case is part of several workplace fatalities reported this year in Manitoba, including one involving machinery entanglement at a commercial farm business in June.

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A 66-year-old farmer from the community of Ninette in southwestern Manitoba died after being struck by farming equipment near Blue Hills on September 17, 2026. The incident occurred in the rural municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, approximately 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg. RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating the fatal accident.

This death marks one of several workplace fatalities in Manitoba this year, which also include a man hit by a felled tree, another who fell while roofing, a person whose equipment fell into a hole on a construction site, and an individual pulled into machinery at a factory. A separate farming-related fatality occurred in June when a 68-year-old farmer became entangled with machinery at a commercial farm operation.

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WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say a 66-year-old man has died in a farming accident. asserted

man → say → accident

Blue Hills RCMP says man appears to have been struck by farming equipment in the rural municipality of Glenboro South Cypress, about 170 kilometres west of Winnipeg. asserted

man → say → Winnipeg

Police say the man was from the nearby community of Ninette, Man. asserted

man → say → Ninette

RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating the death. asserted

RCMP → investigate → death

RCMP also responded to a farming death in June, when a 68-year-old man became entangled with machinery at a commercial farming business. asserted

man → respond → business

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW asserted

ARTICLE → continue → ?

Other workplace deaths in Manitoba this year include a man who was hit by a felled tree, a man who fell while roofing, a man whose equipment fell into a hole on a construction site and a man who died after being pulled into machinery at a factory. asserted

who → include → factory

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press

Man dies in farming accident in southwestern Manitoba, RCMP say

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